# Week 14, 2026: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers Dec 13, 2026 · not played yet · 0 calls on record No pundit we track has picked a side in Saints vs Panthers yet. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-14-saints-at-panthers ## How they come in The Saints are 1-3 and have lost 2 straight; the Panthers are 2-2. It is a division game. On win totals, 15 pundits put the Saints at 8.4 wins on average, and 12 pundits put the Panthers at 7.4 wins on average. Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina - New Orleans Saints: 1-3, lost 2 straight (105 scored, 128 allowed) - Last games: L 24-45 vs Falcons; L 27-35 vs Raiders; W 24-17 at Ravens - Unit ranks this season: offense 13th, defense 31st of 32 - Last season: 6-11 - Win-total calls: 15 pundits, average 8.4, 2 to 11 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Saints games - Carolina Panthers: 2-2 (121 scored, 109 allowed) - Last games: W 32-26 vs Lions; L 18-21 at Browns; W 34-3 at Falcons - Unit ranks this season: offense 7th, defense 29th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 13 pundits, average 7.4, 2 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Panthers games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Tyler Shough](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-shough) (Starting QB, QB): 1,203 passing yards · 9 TD, 3 INT · 67.2% completions · 4 games; 4th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 3, 2026: Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Tyler Shough to finish top ? at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Travis Etienne](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-etienne) (RB1, RB): 128 rushing yards on 30 carries · 0 TD · 11 catches for 51 · 3 games; 36th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 8, 2026: Travis Etienne to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 13 Ross Jackson, Sep 10, 2026: Travis Etienne to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Chris Olave](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-olave) (WR1, WR): 35 catches for 491 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Chris Olave to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver 12 price tag) (not settled yet) - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Aug 2, 2026: Chris Olave to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Juwan Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/juwan-johnson) (TE1, TE): 21 catches for 232 yards · 3 TD · 4 games; 24th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 13 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Juwan Johnson to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Aug 29, 2026: Juwan Johnson to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only) (not settled yet) - [Chase Young](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chase-young) (Sack leader, DE): 3.5 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in sacks - No. 13 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Chase Young to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Jonas Sanker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonas-sanker) (Tackle leader, S): 17 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 8, 2026: Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 13 Ross Jackson, Aug 28, 2026: Jonas Sanker to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Bryce Young](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bryce-young) (Starting QB, QB): 1,268 passing yards · 9 TD, 2 INT · 62.3% completions · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Jul 17, 2026: Bryce Young: a roster call with no direction stated (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Oct 5, 2026: Bryce Young to sign a new deal (not settled yet) - [Chuba Hubbard](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chuba-hubbard) (RB1, RB): 306 rushing yards on 61 carries · 5 TD · 10 catches for 84 · 4 games; 11th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 20, 2026: Chuba Hubbard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 17, 2026: Chuba Hubbard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Tetairoa McMillan](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tetairoa-mcmillan) (WR1, WR): 26 catches for 385 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 8, 2026: Tetairoa McMillan to outplay his draft cost (Round 3) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Tetairoa McMillan to fall short of his draft cost (a top 20 wide receiver price tag) (not settled yet) - [Darren Waller](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darren-waller) (TE1, TE): 13 catches for 148 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 77th in the NFL in receiving yards - [Princely Umanmielen](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/princely-umanmielen) (Sack leader, LB): 3 sacks · 8 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks - [Devin Lloyd](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/devin-lloyd) (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 20 solo tackles · 2 interceptions · 3 games; 12th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 23, 2026: Devin Lloyd to win Defensive Player of the Year (not settled yet) --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-14 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology